Dear Jed
and Quinn,
I can’t
believe the last time I wrote was on Quinn’s birthday, four months ago. Sorry,
I just don’t know where the time goes. There's exactly one year between these two photos...
I suddenly feel like you are both growing up so much, and so quickly. Look at the two of you walking along at the zoo...
It was our second wedding anniversary the other week, and I was looking back at photos from the wedding and Jed you looked so little and beyond cute by the way, which then teamed with the fact that we heard about your school placement (our first choice for you, yay!) it suddenly all felt very real that you are going to be starting school in September, which as you aren’t yet four seems insane. I do so hope you love school sweetheart, you seem to have got over the ‘why do I have to go to preschool’ stage (touch wood), you used to ask me every day, regardless of whether it was a preschool day or not, which was a bit upsetting.
I
think you will like it, because Jed, you are curious, smart, and thoughtful
(when not pushing your brother over) and I think you will love learning new
things. You ask so many questions (apparently the average toddler asks over 400
questions a day, I’m sure you ask more!) ;o) but you really think about some of
the questions you ask and I do my best to answer them as best as I can and when
I don’t know you love asking Google together. The other day we were talking
about Granny needing an operation and how it will take her time to heal, so we
need to be careful with her and gentle and you were asking all about how the
doctors would do it, even asking why they couldn’t use a little tube, which led
us to talking about key hole surgeries, not something I expected a 3 year old
to prompt me on, I’ve got to be honest, but you took it in your stride and
seemed fascinated. Although Granny later informed me you suggested using a
screwdriver, so you know, swings and roundabouts!
I’ve had
a number of conversations with the ladies at your preschool about how funny you
are, you’ve had many of them in stitches with random little things you’ve come
out with. You are also really good at problem solving and often suggest
something that could be done differently to get the result you want.
Quinn,
you have got so much confidence already. You are trying to run, which is, at
present just a very speedy waddle, but if you hear or sense anyone eating
ANYTHING in the same building as you, you are over there like a shot. You’ve
started to climb on EVERYTHING. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve turned around
and you’ve suddenly climbed onto the table, or the top of your toy kitchen to
reach something you wanted. You are also very good at pushing one of the
kitchen chairs closer to the fruit baskets on the wall so that you can climb on
the chair and reach the fruit, normally apple after apple or bananas, which
you’ve discovered you can peel on your own.
You can
say Tact-a (for tractor, but also for a lot of other things) and get very
excited and sign ‘duck/bird’ when you see either of them. You like to go and
get your coat and your wellies, because just like Jed you want to be outside
all the time, and would be driving Jed’s green tractor if we let you.
You might
not say many recognisable words yet but you are chatting to us all the time and
my goodness me do you understand a lot. We can say something in passing or ask
you something specific and you'll toddle off straight away and do it, like
"can you find your tractor book?" or "can you put that in the
washing machine for me" (you love doing that). I love this stage, because
you are completely engrossed in everything going on around you. You get super
excited when you see something you like and you find things really funny, like
Jed pulling faces to make you laugh, or hearing Jed laugh at mealtimes always
sets you off or if I hide and then make you jump you think it's
hilarious.
I can't
believe how much has changed recently, you both just seem so grown up and as
much as I try not to think about it, it makes me sad some days thinking about
the day when you won't fall asleep on me (I love that you can seem upset or tired and within seconds of holding you, you just seem to melt and relax) or want me to sit on the floor and play with you, or pick
you up all the time or how if I sit on the floor more often than not one of
you, sometimes both of you, will come and sit in my lap.
Some days
are more challenging than others but I really hope you remember the lovely
times we do have...It's what I try and do when I feel so overwhelming guilty
that I'm just not doing a good job. Like dancing round the kitchen like
nutters or playing musical statues upstairs and Jed, you and I laughing because
Quinn doesn't yet know how to play so he just keeps dancing around. Like
looking at books together and jumping in puddles together and our little random
lunches out when Jed you often ask if we can go out for lunch.
I love
you two more than you can know (although if you ever have children, you'll
totally get it.... On a side note I would love to be a Granny one day, so I really
hope you guys do have kids one day 🙂) Jed you say
sometimes how you won't have children (which considering you are only 3 makes
me chuckle) but then today you walked around at preschool with a baby up your
jumper and told me you were having twins, so we'll just have to wait and see on
that one hey.
Love always,
Mummy x
